The Islamic State jihadist group launched an offensive Wednesday in Deir Ezzor city in eastern Syria in a bid to seize a major regime airport nearby, a monitor and activist said. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights head Rami Abdel Rahman said clashes and at least one suicide explosion had...

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday accused the United States of supporting "immense crimes" in Yemen by Saudi Arabia, which is leading an air war against Tehran-backed rebels. "The Saudi government is killing innocent people, women and children in Yemen ... and Americans...

Army of Fatah in Qalamoun, an alliance of Islamist groups led by the Nusra Front, said Hezbollah field commander, Ali Khalil al-Alayan, has been killed in Qalamoun battles, as well as news feeds affiliated to the Lebanese militia have mourned the commander. On Monday, the Nusra Front launched...

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri attacked Hezbollah Tuesday over its preparations for an anticipated large-scale battle in Syria's Qalamoun region against Nusra-led rebels, saying the fight is meant to protect the Syrian government, and not Lebanon. “Media channels and some leaders in...